Chapter 16: The Six Books of Shang

Since the capture of Wei Zhongxian, the form of the court can be said to be surging, and countless bullets and stamps are pouring into the court every day, all of which impeach Wei Zhongxian and his party.

Whether it is the imperial history, or other officials in the court, and even the officials of the provincial capitals and counties, they have also sent bullet stamps to the imperial court. Of course, many people's purpose is not really to impeach the eunuchs, but more people want to draw a line with the eunuchs in this way.

After all, when Wei Zhongxian's power leaned towards the government and the opposition, not only the court, but also local officials also flattered one after another, and there were not a few local officials who built a shrine for Wei Zhongxian. Of course, now those ancestral halls have been destroyed, and the people who built the ancestral halls have become the vanguard of castration.

In the imperial court, Wei Zhongxian's eunuch party irons such as "Five Tigers", "Five Biao", and "Ten Dogs" except for Xu Xiancun, who Zhu Youzhen wanted to use, and Tian Ergeng, who was assigned to serve in Liaodong, everyone else was taken down for questioning, and all six Shangshu were taken down. Zhu Youzhen has decreed that all those who are taken down will be dismissed and their homes will be raided, not only the home of the Beijing master, but also the hometown of his hometown.

For civil officials, the Jingshi is just a place where officials hold positions, and the families in the Jingshi will not have much wealth. The greed of civil officials is well known, but many people still need some face after all, and the greedy silver will not be openly used in Beijing, let alone build mansions in Beijing, but will transport the silver back to their hometowns, and they rely on their official status to receive contributions and seize the annexed fields, which are also in their hometowns.

Therefore, just copying his home in the capital could not buy much silver, so Zhu Youzhen sent the nobles and gentlemen in the Xiyuan guards to the hometown of the prisoners with a large number of brocade guards.

But that's all, Zhu Youzhen doesn't want to expand the Qing Eunuch Party without restriction like in the previous life.

There are a lot of impeachment recitals every day, even several scholars in the cabinet have also been impeached, if it is pursued, the court will be empty again, and Zhu Youzhen himself will have a headache.

Zhu Youzhen issued an order that the investigation of Wei Zhongxian's party would end here, and no one should attack Wei Zhongxian on the basis of the party's attachment to Wei Zhongxian.

"Wei Zhongxian is only one person, and he has only been in power for three or four years, how can there be officials in the world who do their best? The officials of the imperial court are all scholars and read the books of sages, how can there be so many people who are loyal and treacherous? As soon as Wei Eunuch fell, countless people followed suit and impeached, for justice or for personal gain? There are many difficulties in the state affairs and the accumulation of shortcomings in the people's livelihood, and the officials of all departments should fulfill their duties and be loyal, instead of spending all their energy on attacking! ”

Zhu Youzhen personally wrote the holy decree and sent it to the provinces in a newspaper. He never wanted to see the chaos in the court of the previous life again.

As Zhu Youzhen's decree spread to the provinces, the momentum of attacking the eunuch party gradually stopped. The officials who had been attached to the eunuch party finally put their minds at ease, and the Donglin party officials who wanted to take this opportunity to kill the eunuch party in order to profit from it could only temporarily rest their grounds.

So, everyone turned their eyes to the vacant position above the court.

There are more than ten vacancies for six scholars, most of the waiters, and more than ten officials above the third grade. The undercurrents are raging on all sides, and officials who meet the qualifications for their posts have their own franchises, desperately trying to take these positions.

After being recommended by DPRK and Chinese officials and discussed by the cabinet, a long list of candidates was finally placed in front of Zhu Youzhen.

Looking at the list, Zhu Youzhen was in a trance, the names on it were very familiar, he had reused them all these people, and they had all been dismissed because of disappointment.

Zhu Youzhen in the previous life, at the beginning, he appointed officials based on his preferences, and he used whichever official had a good reputation and was honest, but later found out that a good official may not be able to do things, but what he is better at is a mouth cannon. The Donglin Party is all clear, and the official reputation is better than the other, but it brought him all disappointment, so Zhu Youzhen dismissed them all and replaced them with people with a not very good reputation like Wen Tiren. However, it still brought him disappointment.

"There is a cloud in the Tao Te Ching, governing a big country is like cooking a small fresh, I was too impatient in my last life, in fact, no matter whether it is a corrupt official or a traitorous minister, the one who can do things is a good official. In a sense, corrupt officials are more useful than clean officials, and in the end, it is a big deal to take a handle and withdraw it, and you can also steal a sum of money. In this life, not to mention anything else in my court, it must be stable, and I don't need any of those who like to make trouble! Zhu Youzhen said secretly.

Zhu Youzhen thought about it, and slowly looked at the list.

On the list, the candidate for the secretary of the ministry is Wang Yongguang, Wang Yongguang is a twenty-year jinshi of Wanli, a veteran of the three dynasties, honest and diligent, loyal and upright, and dare to give direct advice, Zhu Youzhen was deeply impressed by him, and he was the secretary of the ministry in the last life, and he resigned because of old age. Zhu Youzhen nodded and drew a hook behind Wang Yongguang's name.

In the previous life, Bi Ziyan was the head of the household, in the early years of Chongzhen's accession to the throne, he worked hard to promote the good and eliminate the disadvantages, and made many achievements. In those years, the thieves in Shaanxi have risen, and a large amount of silver is needed to suppress the thieves and the people, and the Jiannu outside the customs have repeatedly invaded Gyeonggi, making the vicinity of Gyeonggi dilapidated, but under Bi Ziyan's planning, the treasury can still be maintained. It's a pity that he put him in prison because he protected a magistrate who didn't complete the tax task, and after Bi Ziyan was dismissed, the imperial court deficit became more and more serious, and he could only continue to pay three salaries. Heavily crossed the back of Bi Ziyan's name, in this life, I will not make the same mistakes as before.

Zhu Youzhen shook his head, he didn't have much impression of this person, it seemed that he was dismissed by himself not long after he was appointed as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and he didn't have much achievement. After thinking about it, Zhu Youzhen crossed out He Rupet and wrote the word Xu Guangqi next to him.

In the previous life, Xu Guangqi also served as a secretary of the Ministry of Rites, entered the cabinet, and his greatest contribution was the compilation of the "Chongzhen Almanac". However, after four hundred years of soul travel in later generations, Zhu Youzhen found that he had never understood Xu Guangqi, a courtier, and in later generations, Xu Guangqi's fame was even greater than that of many important ministers! Zhu Youzhen discovered that Xu Guangqi had studied both Chinese and Western cultures, and was proficient in astronomy, mathematics, agriculture, and even military affairs, and had attainments in the use of firearms.

I want to organize and train the new Praetorian Guard, and the Ministry of Rites doesn't have much practical work, Xu Guangqi can be used to supervise the manufacture of firearms and artillery, by the way, there is also a Sun Yuanhua who is good at making artillery, and he can also be transferred to the Beijing Division, which is specifically responsible for making guns for me. Another science college was opened, with Xu Guangqi as the president, and a group of talents proficient in science were cultivated. For the advanced science and technology and the development of civilization 400 years later, Zhu Youzhen really yearns for it.

Yan Mingtai, the secretary of the Ministry of War, Zhu Youzhen shook his head directly, crossed it out, and wrote Sun Chengzong's name next to it. This one is not explained.

Qiao Yunsheng, the secretary of the Criminal Department, Nan Juyi, and Zhu Youzhen, all directly ticked the box and did not change.

Since then, the new six books have been released.